The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-03-04

ntaili!t testiheu tuht, Hot eeelng any one
Of Clarke houao, no went over to Mis-,
Hanson's, who Is tho mother Of Clark's
wife. and asked for It. She said she had
had It,, but had torn 1t up. Martin went
and told O'Nell this, who asked him to 90
and take @ drink; he declined the invita-.
ton and went to his home and around ia
the other sldo Of the house. He saw nc
more OF O'Neil until hs saw him lying on
the track after all the shooting was oyer.
He saw Clark In his (Martin'sj houpe a.
be passed a window and supposed he wa
there when The talk between him and
O'Neil was taking place; did not see Olarl,
when he went out Of his house, and did
not hear the Rhoo!ing, probably on account
Of the noise made by the train.
DID NOT KNOW WHERE TuE PISTOL WAS,
Martin testified that he owned a royol.
vor-s 32.callbre Smith 4 Wesson; 1t was
not q s%olf.cocker. 1t was kept in a bureau
drawer, but was not thers alter the shoot.
ing, and he had seen nothing OF 1t since,
and did not know what had become OF It.
In reply to questions asked as to whethe,
on the night before, when Squire Ankle
and Mr.. Jordan called unexpectedly ia
make an examination, Mrs. Clark had no,
offered him the revolver when Mr.. Jordan
aeked for 1t, and as to whether at that
time she had not said "Here-." and bsen
checked BY some n saying "Dont?"
he replied that he knew nothing about
such occurrences. The last no saw OF
the revolver was about three weeka $40.
At that time he loaded all the chambers,
five IN number. Martin met CLARK when
he came back after the shooting, but the
latter said nothing. He expected that
Clark knew he had a revolver, as he had
lived at his house once for about one
month. Mrs. Martin told him that so far
as she knew or saw, Clark did not take the
revolver, but some one had taken it.
Clark had on q short cost whom he did
the shooting; his wife handed him his
overcoat when he was arrested.
Tie CAN'T DO MORE THAN KILL MED
William L. Linton testified that it was
about s O'Clock when he quit work and
started out along the coal tipple. He saw
0'Neil standing near the tippIe and Clark
was about rs yards further up the track,
They were gesticulatipg and talking ex.
eited!y, but he could not hear what thew
were saying on account Of the noise OF a
train that was taking on coal. As he
down the tipple ladder he asked
ONeil what the racket WIS. O'Neil said
Nothing" and then asked witness II he
knew that man, meaning Clark. Witness
replied afirmatiyeIy and gave Clark's
name. O'Neil asked what kind Of q man
he was. Witness said he had never heard
anyone speak hard against him. O,Neil
then said, "Thst mans wife has a picture
Of. mine and I'm going to get it or get
killed. He can't do more than kill me,
can he?" -,
Then he started toward Clark and CLARK
toward him, till they were within % or 80
yards Of each other, when Clark pulled a
revolver out OF his eide pocket ind cred
at O'Neil, who turned and started to run
away. When tho second shot was fred
by Clark, O'Nsil stopped, turned half
and pulled his revolver from his
Az he sank down he tried to fire
it, but it was only hslf,cocked and did not
90 oil. Clark came running up and fred
two more ehots into O'Neil, holding the
revolver close to his head. He then
away about so feet, then came
back and looked at the man. He had the
revolver In bis hand Gil OF this time.
Then he ran to Martins house. .
"oNLY SUPERSTITION"
Alter be had looked at O'Nsil he turn
ed and said to witness, "You saw that,
did you, Bill?n Witness eaid "Yes";
Clark said, 'This is only superstition"
Don't know what he meant by that unless
it was a csso Of supposing. Think the pis.
tol was one Clark worked with his thumb.
Do not think he used the word "sample"
Of "suppasition." O'Nei, cried
out something after the second shot had
been fired and Clark wss coming towards
him, but do not know that he said "For
Gods sake don't shoot any more" He
WAS lying down when he cried out.
Harry P. Chambers, a young man, testi-
fed in avery clear and concise manner.
He WAS in front Of Woods store when the
shooting began. He saw O..Neil fall and
CLARK come up and stand over him and
IRE two or three shots right into his head,
As he (Cbambers) started to run up to
where the shooting was taking place, he
Jaw Clark make q motion as though
up another revolver from tile !
.rouud and strike O'Neil about the
lead with it. Then Clark threw the re-
'olver at the PROSTATE man, and
walked away. AS he walked OF he made
motion as though he wes putting some.
bling away in his left hand pocket. Then
;lark ran and disappeared into Martins
As Constable Thornbusgh brought
Clark down past O'Neil's body CLARK
ooked at O'Neil in a sneering way.
o'NE1L WANTED FAIR rLA1,
James M. Butler testified that he Was
oming down the railroad track, and first
aw Clark standing in his kitchen door.
We'll was over by the tipple, and as wit
'ess pas6ed him, he {O'Neil) stopped him
nd asked him to take his revolver. CLARK
nd O'Neil had bsen talking back and
orth to each other. O'Neil said to Clark:
Give over your revolver and I'll give
bis man. mine, and then it will be lair
Witness aaid he would be q party
, no fight, and passed on. He heard
,lark make no reply to O'Neil's propose
ion.
On nearing q shot, witness turned
round and saw O'Neil running 10
ards him. Clark fired another shot and
hen O,Neil turned partly around and fell.
then ran up and holding the pistol
0 that l do not think it was over three
aches from o'Neil's head, fred two more
bots. He then walked up the track
bout 25 feet with his revolver in his
and, then walked back to where O'Neil
gag, looked at him, walked away again
nd then otarted and ran. O'Neil did not
fer to shoot Clark that I know Of.
When O'Neil stopped me, Clark was about
5 yards away: When l turned he was
bout 80 feet from O'Neil and O'Neil. II
hould Judge, wGs about 10 feet further up
he track than where he was whom be-
pistol.
ANOTHER EYE WITNESS.
James Confer testified that he was
on the platform of the B. kO!I